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The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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Disa seeks NRC license for its uranium mine waste remediation tech
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received a license application from Disa Technologies to use high-pressure slurry ablation (HPSA) technology for remediating abandoned uranium mine waste at inactive mining sites. Disa’s headquartersin are Casper, Wyo.
Qi Liang Lu, Li Qun Shi, and Jian Guo Wan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 65 | Number 3 | May 2014 | Pages 347-354
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-648
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The structure and properties of CaF2-type δ structure of helium-containing zirconium hydrides were investigated using density functional theory. The properties of this material vary with hydrogen and helium concentrations. Hydrogen has a significant effect on the behavior of helium. The occupied sites of He atoms strongly depend on the hydrogen concentration. The structures and formation mechanisms of helium clusters vary with hydrogen concentration at a high helium content. The embedding energies of He atoms mainly result from interactions between helium and zirconium atoms. However, H-He interactions significantly contribute to the embedding energies. Variations in lattice volume expansion and bulk modulus were also investigated.